The Diocese of Hallam is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. The diocese comprises the whole of the

City of Sheffield The City of Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Sheffield, the town of Stocksbridge and larger village of Chapeltown and part of the Peak Di ...

, and the surrounding towns of

Rotherham Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

, Barnsley, Chesterfield, the

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and areas of

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from th ...

and

Retford Retford (), also known as East Retford, is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England, and one of the oldest English market towns having been granted its first charter in 1105. It lies on the River Idle and the Chesterf ...

. It is a suffragan diocese in the

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of the metropolitan

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Erection of the Diocese

The diocese was erected on 30 May 1980 by

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, by removing territory from the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Nottingham. It is one of the six suffragan sees that fall under the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool (also known as the Northern province). The diocese derives its name from

Hallamshire Hallamshire (or Hallam) is the historical name for an area of South Yorkshire, England, approximating to the current City of Sheffield local government area. The origin of the name is uncertain. The English Place-Name Society describe "Hall ...

, an ancient name for the Sheffield area. It is under the patronage of

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, whose feast is celebrated as a solemnity in the diocese on 27 June. The first

Bishop of Hallam The Bishop of Hallam is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam in the Province of Liverpool, England. On 20 May 2014, the Right Reverend Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R., was appointed the 3rd Bishop of Hallam by Pope Francis. Bishop Hes ...

was Gerald Moverley, who resigned in July 1996 and died later that year. The second bishop was

John Rawsthorne John Anthony Rawsthorne (born 12 November 1936) is a retired English Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Hallam from 1997 to 2014. Early life and education Born in Crosby, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), he was the eldest ...

, who had previously been an auxiliary bishop of Liverpool and

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of Rotdon. The third and current incumbent is Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R., who had previously been Bishop of Gibraltar. The diocesan

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is the Cathedral Church of St. Marie in the city centre of Sheffield.

Deanery structure

The parishes included in the Diocese of Hallam are presented within their respective deanery, also featured at the top of each section is its patronage. NB The deaneries of Sheffield North and Sheffield South have since been merged into the new deanery of Sheffield.

Barnsley

:''Patron: The Holy Rood'' Blessed Sacrament, Athersley • Holy Rood, Barnsley • Our Lady and St James, Worsbrough • St Mary Magdalene, Cudworth • St Teresa, Darton • Sacred Heart, Goldthorpe • St Michael and All Angels, Wombwell • Sacred Heart and St Helen, Hoyland

Bassetlaw

:''Patron: St Gilbert of Sempringham'' St Joseph, Dinnington • St Patrick, Harworth • St Helen, Oldcotes • St Patrick, Harworth • St Joseph, Retford • St Joseph the Worker, Worksop �
St Mary, Worksop

Chesterfield

:''Patron: The Padley Martyrs, Ss Nicholas Garlick and Robert Ludlam'' Our Lady of Sorrows, Bamford • The Annunciation, Chesterfield • The Holy Family, Chesterfield • St Hugh of Lincoln, Chesterfield • Holy Spirit, Dronfield • St Michael the Archangel, Hathersage •

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, Padley • St Patrick, New Whittington • Immaculate Conception, Spinkhill • Mount St Mary's College, Spinkhill • St Joseph's, Staveley

Doncaster

:''Patron: St Charles Borromeo'' Our Lady of Sorrows and St Francis, Armthorpe • Blessed English Martyrs, Askern • Sacred Heart, Balby • St Helen, Burghwallis • St George and the English Martyrs, Carcroft • Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Mary Magdalen, Intake • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bentley • St Paul, Cantley • St Peter in Chains, Doncaster • Maridon Pastoral Centre, Doncaster • Polish Chaplaincy, Doncaster • St Mary, Edlington • Holy Family, Finningley • St Thomas of Canterbury, Kirk Sandall • St Joseph and St Nicholas, Moorends • Christ the King, Rossington • Our Lady of the Assumption, Stainforth • St Joseph and St Teresa, Woodlands • St Alban, Denaby • English Martyrs, Mexborough

Rotherham

:''Patron:

St Bede Bede ( ; ang, Bǣda , ; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, The Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable ( la, Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom ...

'' St Augustine of Canterbury, Kiveton Park • St Mary Magdalene, Maltby • Roche Abbey, Maltby • The Parish Rooms, Tickhill • St Joseph, Rawmarsh • The Immaculate Conception, Rotherham • St Bede, Rotherham • Forty Martyrs, Rotherham • St Gerard, Rotherham • Blessed Trinity, Wickersley • St Joseph, Wath upon Dearne

Sheffield North

:''Patron: St Thomas More''

Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England. It lies in a slightly hidden location, just off Fargate shopping street, but signals its presence with a tall spire. It is an especially fine example of an E ...

• St Ann, Deepcar • St Mary, High Green • Carmelite Monastery of the Holy Spirit • St Mary, Penistone • The Sacred Heart, Hillsborough • St Catherine of Alexandria, Sheffield • St Patrick, Sheffield • St Thomas More, Sheffield • St Vincent, Walkley and Crookes • St Michael's Cemetery Chapel • St Francis of Assisi, Sandygate • Claremont Hospital Chapel, Sheffield • St Charles Borromeo, Attercliffe

Sheffield South

:''Patron: St John Fisher'' Saint Edward the Confessor, Rotherham • Holy Family, Sheffield • Our Lady of Lourdes, Hackenthorpe • St Anthony Gleadless, Sheffield • English Martyrs, Totley • Diocese of Hallam Pastoral Centre, Sheffield • St Joseph, Handsworth • St Martin de Porres, Swallownest • St Oswald, Wybourn • St Theresa of the Child, Manor Estate • Mother of God and St Wilfrid, Sheffield • Our Lady of Beauchief & St Thomas of Canterbury, Meadowhead • St William of York, Sheffield • Polish Catholic Centre, Sheffield • Catholic Chaplaincy, Hallam University • Catholic Chaplaincy, Sheffield University

Bishops of the Diocese of Hallam

References

External links

Official website
''Catholic Hierarchy'' (accessed 25 May 2014). {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallam Christianity in Yorkshire Hallam Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool